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THE BORROWER
Rebecca Makkai
Lucy Hull is a children’s librarian,
unsatisfied and unfulfilled in her work
and life. Ian is a smar t kid, wanting
to learn about himself and the world
around him. Lucy and Ian kidnap each
other and head off on a road trip,
which takes them on a journey into
their own lives and away from the
expectations of society.
Sometimes unbelievable and slightly
unrealistic, Lucy and Ian’s adventure of
self-discover y uses literary quotes and
references from well-known children’s
novels. Though well written and nicely
paced, Makkai’s novel is not for those
looking for a true-to-life story – rather
it is for those after a feel good, moral
tale about things that can happen in
our imaginations.